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THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES CALLED<br/>
<span class=large>LEVITICUS</span>
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CHAPTER 18
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Israel shall not live as the Egyptians and the Canaanites—Marriages to many close relatives and others forbidden—Homosexuality and other sex perversions are an abomination—Land spues out those nations which practice sexual abominations.
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And</span> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> spake unto Moses, saying,
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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> your God.
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After the <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Apostasy of Israel.">doings</a> of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye <sup>b</sup><a href="lev/18/3b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Walking in Darkness.">walk</a> in their ordinances.
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Ye shall do my <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/4a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Judgment.">judgments</a>, and keep mine <sup>b</sup><a href="lev/18/4b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Ordinances.">ordinances</a>, to <sup>c</sup><a href="lev/18/4c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Walking with God.">walk</a> therein: I <i>am</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> your God.
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Ye shall therefore keep my <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 33: 15.">statutes</a>, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall <sup>b</sup><a href="lev/18/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 10: 28; 3 Ne. 15: 9; D&C 84: 44.">live</a> <sup>c</sup><a href="lev/18/5c" mark="c" type="D" title="OR by them.">in</a> them: I <i>am</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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&#182; None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover <i>their</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/6a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sensuality; TG Sexual Immorality.">nakedness</a>: I <i>am</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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The <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 22: 10.">nakedness</a> of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she <i>is</i> thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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The <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="Lev. 20: 11 (11-21).">nakedness</a> of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it <i>is</i> thy father’s nakedness.
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The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, <i>whether she be</i> born at home, or born abroad, <i>even</i> their nakedness thou shalt not <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Sam. 13: 12.">uncover</a>.
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The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, <i>even</i> their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs <i>is</i> thine own nakedness.
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The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she <i>is</i> thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she <i>is</i> thy father’s near kinswoman.
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she <i>is</i> thy mother’s near kinswoman.
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she <i>is</i> thine aunt.
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she <i>is</i> thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Lev. 20: 21; Matt. 14: 4 (3-4).">wife</a>: it <i>is</i> thy brother’s nakedness.
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Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/17a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Woman.">woman</a> and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; <i>for</i> they <i>are</i> her near kinswomen: it <i>is</i> wickedness.
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Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex <i>her,</i> to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life <i>time.</i>
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Also thou shalt not approach unto a <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezek. 18: 6.">woman</a> to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put <sup>b</sup><a href="lev/18/19b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ezek. 22: 10.">apart</a> for her uncleanness.
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Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her.
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And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through <i>the</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="Deut. 12: 31; Deut. 18: 10; 2 Kgs. 16: 3 (3-4); 2 Kgs. 21: 6; Jer. 7: 31; Jer. 19: 5; Jer. 32: 35."><i>fire</i></a> to <sup>b</sup><a href="lev/18/21b" mark="b" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 23: 10.">Molech</a>, neither shalt thou <sup>c</sup><a href="lev/18/21c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Swearing.">profane</a> the <sup>d</sup><a href="lev/18/21d" mark="d" type="A" title="Ex. 20: 7.">name</a> of thy God: I <i>am</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/22a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR With the male you shall not lie as one lies with the woman.">Thou</a> shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it <i>is</i> <sup>b</sup><a href="lev/18/22b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Homosexuality.">abomination</a>.
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Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it <i>is</i> confusion.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/24a" mark="a" type="C" title="Deut. 18: 12; TG Virtue.">Defile</a> not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are <sup>b</sup><a href="lev/18/24b" mark="b" type="A" title="Num. 35: 34 (33-34).">defiled</a> which I <sup>c</sup><a href="lev/18/24c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ex. 34: 24; Josh. 24: 13 (8-13).">cast</a> out before you:
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/25a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Israel, Land of.">land</a> is <sup>b</sup><a href="lev/18/25b" mark="b" type="C" title="Ezek. 36: 17; TG Pollution.">defiled</a>: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
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Ye shall therefore <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/26a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Obedience.">keep</a> my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit <i>any</i> of these abominations; <i>neither</i> any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:
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(For all these <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/27a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Apostasy of Israel; TG Sin.">abominations</a> have the men of the land done, which <i>were</i> before you, and the land is defiled;)
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That the <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/28a" mark="a" type="A" title="Deut. 18: 9.">land</a> spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that <i>were</i> before you.
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For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit <i>them</i> shall be <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/29a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Excommunication.">cut</a> off from among their people.
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Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that <i>ye</i> commit not <i>any one</i> of these abominable <sup>a</sup><a href="lev/18/30a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Traditions of Men.">customs</a>, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I <i>am</i> the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> your God.
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